More ecosystems!

We have started talking about the Nitrogen cycle.  The students particiapted in an activity today where they had to travel to 8 different stations and learn what happened to a Nitrogen atom.  I have included the activity below.

Station Cards

Traveling Nitrogen Passport

The Nitrogen Cycle

Ecosystems!

This is the website we used to create our virtual ecosystems:
http://concord.org/stem-resources/experiment-ecosystems

This is the website about invasive species:

http://www.ck12.org/life-science/Ecosystems-in-Life-Science/rwa/New-To-The-Neighborhood/r5/ 

This is the website about penguins and mosses:

http://www.ck12.org/biology/Coevolution/rwa/Manna-From-Penguins/

White Fang Study guide

II. Short Answer

1. Why was the gray pup confused about the white wall?

He saw that his father could disappear into the white wall. Since he was not allowed to go near

the white wall, he tried his father's trick on the other walls but only managed to get a sore nose.

The white wall remained a mystery to him.

2. How did White Fang differentiate man from beast?

Man didn't fight with fangs and claws; rather, he used "dead" things like clubs and guns.

3. What was the "crime of crimes"?

Biting a man was absolutely forbidden.

4. What fighting technique did White Fang successfully use?

He learned to use the element of surprise.

5. Why did White Fang become afraid in the wild?

He had spent so much time in the care of men that he had forgotten what to do in the wild; life

with men was much easier.

6. Why was White Fang afraid of hands?

Hands controlled whips and clubs to hurt dogs.

7. How did White Fang escape punishment for killing the white men's dogs?

He would pick a fight with a dog, overthrow it, and let the rest of the pack come in to finish it

off. White Fang would then run away, leaving the pack to take the punishment for killing the

dog.

8. For what did Beauty Smith use White Fang?

He used him as a fighting dog. He tormented White Fang to keep him in a constant rage so

people who would come to see him fight would get their money's worth.

9. Why didn't Matt kill White Fang?

Every time he put the rifle to his shoulder, White Fang would growl and bristle. When he put

the rifle down, White Fang would respond by becoming calmer. Matt and Weedon Scott

realized that White Fang was too smart to kill.

10. What was so important about White Fang's snuggling?

He was saying, "You have my total confidence." This, from a dog who had formerly been

vicious.

11. Where was Weedon Scott going, and why did he decide to take White Fang?

He was going to California. He decided to take White Fang with him because he knew that

White Fang would starve himself to death if he could not go with his master. The final decision

came when White Fang jumped through glass to be with his master.

12. Why did White Fang kill the dogs at the crossroads?

The dogs at the crossroads always taunted White Fang who would never fight back because his

master had told him not to fight. One day the owners of the dogs sicced them onto White Fang,

whose owner gave him permission to fight. So, White Fang fought them and killed them.

12/10 update

We are finishing the book White Fang this week.  The students received a study guide last week that will help them prepare for the test.  Because of the snow days late last week and early this week the test has been pushed to Friday.  The study guide will be due that same day. 


Mark your Calendars for our Christmas Program on Wednesday, December 18th at 12:30 in the gym. Students will need to dress up in Christmas colors. No jeans, shorts or sweats may be worn. Once the performance is over, students may be checked out of school from their classroom teacher. There will be no after school program on this day.

Thursday - 9:00 Mass planned by Mrs. Hardesty's class. Fr. Bradley will be celebrating with us. Please join us. No Chess Club today.

Friday- Non-Uniform day for students with coupons. AR cut off for the second quarter. Book Club.

December 17th - Second Quarter AR Reward
December 18th - Christmas Program 12:30
December 20th - Christmas Break Begins